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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
2
Secretary Glass in Washington urges making war savings stamps permanent as a recommended investment for amounts up to 1000. He says stamps or certificates substitute for the discontinued Victory loan bonds and offer a favorable interest return for the average union or family.
The article notes government baby bonds raise safety concerns when considered for short term investment. It discusses how risk and reliability influence their appeal for aging savers and budget planning.
Frank Bell of Fort Laramie was struck by lightning while standing under a tree in Guernsey Wyoming. The strike burned a streak from the back of his head to his knees and pinned his hat in the tree bark. Physicians report a rapid recovery and expect full healing.
Wyoming prepares a grand homecoming for the 143rd Field Artillery and all World War II veterans. Cheyenne plans a citywide celebration with parades, vaudeville shows, and speeches, featuring a four minute fifty nine second extinguisher countdown, and invites all uniformed veterans to participate.
President and Mrs. Wilson have been invited to attend Cheyenne Frontier Days the week of July 24 to 26. The invitation, extended by J. J. Showalter of the Cheyenne Industrial Club, follows signals of Wilson’s possible return to the United States after peace pact talks in Peoria and Paris. Roosevelt visited Cheyenne in 1940.
Dr Grace Raymond Hebard resigns after twenty five years as Librarian at the University of Wyoming. Milas Carmon the value loger and Miss Green the assistant librarian will become associate librarians. Hebard will remain professor of political economy and devote full time to that department.
Frontier Days festival to run July 23 to 26 in Cheyenne promises an extraordinary lineup. Secretary Cahill says top performers, including Bronero busters, lariet throwers, bulldogging experts, and Hed Farrell, Northwest rough rider champ, will headline a wild program with riders, ropers, and Indians. Leonard Stroud to clash with Yarrell for riding title at Thermopolis event, while New Mexico ropers and local veterans Grimes and Jurd join the celebrations.
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